Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-21
THE EXTRA SESSION.
OPENED YRS1EaDAY WITH NO STARTLING
RESULTS
A Resolution hkOdscsd 10 Ballot For Senator On Nay
Sl--ROutns PCessdings-An Appeal
ROr Candn-Fall Text Of he
Governors Message


O'Clock noon, to-day, President George E
Price called the Senate to order.
Mr.. Somerville offered a resolution to
the effect that the officers and attaches Oi
the last Senate were entitled to Their
respective positions during this session.
Messrs. Maxwell and FIOarnoy opposed
the resolution, taking the position that the
organization Of the last session was the
organization of this session, and no resOlu.
ton was necessary.
On motion OF Mr.. Snyder the resolution
was amended aud adopted As follows:
That it is the sense Of the Senate that
the organization thereof made at its regu.
lar session in this year, continues under
the law. NfeS
Mr.. Morris offered joint resolution pro
viding for the adjournment of the Legisla-
ture on Monday, April 18th.
The Governors message was submit
ted and read. The President laid be
fore the Senate a communication from
Gen. Sprigg, submitting the eyidencC
| taken before the Joint Committee to in
vestigate the condition and management o.
the Hospital for the Insane. A eommittet
Of three was appointed TO consider the ad
I.SiRbility Of having the evidence ptinted
and TO ascertain the probable cost OF the
same.
Judge Maxwell moved. to take MP tn,
legislative Appropriation bill on a SECOND
reading a. it was when the last Legisla
ture adjourned, claiming that this Legis
lature had perfect right to take up legis
latiOn where the last one left off and cited
As authority for his proportion the actor
Of Congress M continuing at the adjourned
session the business of the preced
ing session. President Price, however
ruled the motion 'out of order
ThereupOn Mr.. Maxwell introduced as an
original bill, the bill pending at the expi.
ration Of the last session. az
Mr.. Morris introduced rs an origina.
bill the general appropriation bill of lasI
session, and moved to dispense with il.
reference. The mpion was lost on an ave
and no vote, seyen4epnblicans voting for
and three Republicals and fourteen Demo
Gratis against il.
Mr.. woodward intodueed bill to regu
late the transportation of freight and pas
sengers in this Staf. Mr.. Brown intro
, duced bill regulating witnesses fees in
, criminal cases.
THE PROCEEDRlS IN THE HOUSE
were opened by the eading of the Cover
a nOr's proclamation pnvening the Legisla-
ture and the quali5ng of member elect
Beckwith, the balane Of the morning ses.
sion being c0nsund by unimportani
measures for organiksiOn.
! At the afternoon eSsion House Joint
: Resolution No. l vi introduced by Mr.
Hamilton, resolving hat the Senate and
House Of Delegates vi, on Tuesday, the
II third day Of May 1xt, proceed in the
manner prescribed by he revised statutes
of the United States 10 fill the vacancy
> caused by the failure the Legislature tC
elect q successor to H6 Johnson N. Cam
den. The resOlutionpeing objected TO,
r under the rules it liesNer for one day.
=, II. b. No. I, intrOded by Mr. Jones
To confirm and estaish part'o the
boundary line betweenle State of West
Virginia and the Statef Maryland, was
referred to the Commit on State Bound.
aries.
Upon the resolution lsodueed by Mr.
!. Haymond, the Clerk wasltructed to have
er a copy Of the State Cons Sutton and the
T. amendments thereof print in the acts ot
> 1887.
= II is thought that Mr. tluilton's reso-
"a luton viii provoke eonshuble discus
NJ sion in the House tO-mOfrV hut that il
ID will finally pass. IN
hs Senator Carr offered to b ADS, of the
h. LateEiQeneer, new suit Of Otles that he
/ would vote for Camden If hot an oppor-
40 tunity. Faris' position this matter
N since the adjournment 30 such long
a standing and 50 we'll knOvtnat his decla-
8 ration excited no eOnment
Z. THE REPUBLICAN Tx.
so Said member Of the Sen: IL think
ia the action of majority of elepablican
sy members Of the Senate to-da1ows pretty
at conclusiyely the policy thehrOpose to
srs pursue at this session. Folltg the in
a PRODUCTION Of joint resolutbfiered by
sts Morris, that gentleman nlueed the
,er general appropriation bill aE,ought to
dispense with its reference tobmmittee
nd and rush 10 through, and thewith the
he hope Of securing the aid of thtickers, y
me- adjourn before an opportunity he mad
he TO vote on the Senatorial questf'
mo If this be the object of our lublican
Inc friends, they will most assurediseoyer
raj before very long that THEY'LL be
out in the cold on that propositinearly
half million Of dollars will be Eopria-
eel ted at this session, and the actof the
,er- Republican members in endetng to
est rush a bill appropriating thahount
md without one consideration, slerely
in criticized here. / think from hasty
canvas made, that il may be csnsed as
settled that the Legislature will vor a
limited States Senator on the Sd of
Nav Mr.. Hamilton's Joint resol To
ave thst effect will be considered the
House tomorrow, and lively olson
eSs, will doubtless take place. undnd
this that Col Frank Beckwith, the sItor
hon of Lucas, is ready to fire of on thiss-
tion and hopes TO make it clear thai
is no authority in this Legislature tot
Senator.
The objection to the immediate e
IL Grafton Of Mr.. Hamilton's joint resol
mo Droyiding for the election Of Senatl
tha Nav Sd. came from the kicking sid
mt the person of Delegate SydenStri
! fo Nevertheless quite q number OF the
|, an eaueus Democrats are in favor OF an
sure ton, and viii so vote.
5;s. MR. CAMDEN ENDORSED.
Ne Col. Sharp, a large coal operator OF
,arv bur0 Kanawha county, made a
speech from the balcony OF the lob
,a,v ne Hotel Ruffner this evening. Col
ntbs announced that he was Republican
,sen a stsunch one, and the party was n.
nsr- spousible or had nothing TO do vat
InTv present muddle, but that Camden wa
Dy Choice of the Republicans of this Sts
.iv;l well as the Democrats, and had done
onsl m develop West Virginia than any
- - man whom he could name, and he
NJ the legislature wOnld elect him an,
,avs 80 this miserable business. He then bl
,oln- crowd good night and retired n
,blic heartily applauded.
,s,,- Cen Caldwell and Hon. Joseph '
: a. arrived this morning.
the Miss Annie DayissOn and Gene
.hsn Arnold. of Weston, are stopping
No. friends at the Capital House.
are g. +. Keys, Of Keyser, succeeds
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